The Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) was officially opened by the Rt. Hon. E. W. Barrow, Prime Minister of Barbados on Tuesday, April 25, 1972. The formal opening came at the end of the first session of training programmes and the graduation of those participating in that first session was marked on that occasion.
BIMAP completed its first full year of operations, and fulfilled the expectations of all stakeholders.